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effective date. After this effective date, 

HHS will publish a notice in the 

Federal Register reporting the addition 

of this class to the SEC or the result of 

any provision by Congress regarding the 

decision by HHS to add the class to the 

SEC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Interim Director, 

Office of Compensation Analysis and 

Support, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS 

C–46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 

513–533–6800 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Information requests can also 

be submitted by e-mail to 

OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. E9–30989 Filed 12–29–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Designation of a Class of Employees 

for Addition to the Special Exposure 

Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HHS gives notice of a 

decision to designate a class of 

employees at the Oak Ridge Hospital, 

Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as an addition to 

the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) 

under the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000. On December 10, 

2009, the Secretary of HHS designated 

the following class of employees as an 

addition to the SEC: 

All employees of the Department of 

Energy, its predecessor agencies, and its 

contractors and subcontractors who worked 

in any location at the Oak Ridge Hospital in 

Oak Ridge, Tennessee, from May 15, 1950 

through December 31, 1959, for a number of 

work days aggregating at least 250 work days 

or in combination with work days within the 

parameters established for one or more other 

classes of employees in the SEC. 

This designation will become 

effective on January 9, 2010, unless 

Congress provides otherwise prior to the 

effective date. After this effective date, 

HHS will publish a notice in the 

Federal Register reporting the addition 

of this class to the SEC or the result of 

any provision by Congress regarding the 

decision by HHS to add the class to the 

SEC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Interim Director, 

Office of Compensation Analysis and 

Support, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS 

C–46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 

513–533–6800 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Information requests can also 

be submitted by e-mail to 

OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. E9–30987 Filed 12–29–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Designation of a Class of Employees 

for Addition to the Special Exposure 

Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HHS gives notice of a 

decision to designate a class of 

employees at the Hanford site in 

Richland, Washington, as an addition to 

the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) 

under the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000. On December 10, 

2009, the Secretary of HHS designated 

the following class of employees as an 

addition to the SEC: 

All employees of the Department of 

Energy, its predecessor agencies, and its 

contractors and subcontractors who worked 

at the Hanford site in Richland, Washington, 

from October 1, 1943 through June 30, 1972, 

for a number of work days aggregating at least 

250 work days, occurring either solely under 

this employment or in combination with 

work days within the parameters established 

for one or more other classes of employees 

included in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

This designation will become 

effective on January 9, 2010, unless 

Congress provides otherwise prior to the 

effective date. After this effective date, 

HHS will publish a notice in the 

Federal Register reporting the addition 

of this class to the SEC or the result of 

any provision by Congress regarding the 

decision by HHS to add the class to the 

SEC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Interim Director, 

Office of Compensation Analysis and 

Support, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS 

C–46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 

513–533–6800 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Information requests can also 

be submitted by e-mail to 

OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. E9–30985 Filed 12–29–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Meeting of the National Vaccine 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary, 

Office of Public Health and Science. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice 

that the National Vaccine Advisory 

Committee (NVAC) will hold a meeting. 

The meeting is open to the public. Preregistration is required for both public 

attendance and comment. Individuals 

who wish to attend the meeting and/or 

participate in the public comment 

session should either e-mail 

nvpo@hhs.gov or call 202–690–5566 to 

register. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

February 3, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 

p.m., and February 4, 2010 from 8:30 

a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Department of Health and 

Human Services; Hubert H. Humphrey 

Building, Room 800; 200 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

National Vaccine Program Office, 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, Room 715–H, Hubert H. 

Humphrey Building, 200 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201. 

Phone: (202) 690–5566; Fax: (202) 260– 

1165; e-mail: nvpo@hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Section 2101 of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300aa–1), 

the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services was mandated to establish the 

National Vaccine Program to achieve 

optimal prevention of human infectious 

diseases through immunization and to 

achieve optimal prevention against 

adverse reactions to vaccines. The 

National Vaccine Advisory Committee 

was established to provide advice and 

make recommendations to the Director 

of the National Vaccine Program, on 

matters related to the Program’s